EP 1904179 A2 20080402 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRASOUND DRUG DELIVERY AND THERMAL THERAPY WITH PHASE-CONVERTIBLE FLUIDS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRASOUND DRUG DELIVERY AND THERMAL THERAPY WITH PHASE-CONVERTIBLE FLUIDS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR ULTRASCHALL-ARZNEIABGABE UND WÄRMETHERAPIE MIT PHASENKONVERTIERBAREN FLÜSSIGKEITEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'APPORT DE MEDICAMENTS PAR ULTRASONS ET THERAPIE THERMIQUE AVEC FLUIDES CONVERTIBLE PAR PHASE
Publication
Application
Priority
- IB 2006051673 W 20060525
- US 68800805 P 20050607
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2006131840A2] An ultrasound treatment comprises applying ultrasound at a first energy level (32) to a region of interest (20) in a subject for activating a cavitation nucleation agent during a first portion of a treatment cycle (tl-t2). Ultrasound at a second energy level (34) is applied to the region of interest (20) during a second portion of the treatment cycle (t2-t3) for implementing a desired thermal therapy in the presence of the cavitation nucleation agent activated during the first portion of the treatment cycle. The second energy level is at an energy level different from the first energy level.
IPC 8 full level
A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61K 41/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61K 41/0033 (2013.01 - EP US); A61K 49/223 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 37/0092 (2013.01 - EP US); A61P 35/00 (2017.12 - EP); A61B 8/12 (2013.01 - US); A61B 8/546 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2017/22008 (2013.01 - EP US); A61N 7/00 (2013.01 - US); A61N 7/02 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2006131840A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2006131840 A2 20061214; WO 2006131840 A3 20070705; CN 101291705 A 20081022; EP 1904179 A2 20080402; JP 2008541975 A 20081127; JP 5340728 B2 20131113; US 2008200845 A1 20080821; US 8932239 B2 20150113
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2006051673 W 20060525; CN 200680020449 A 20060525; EP 06765709 A 20060525; JP 2008515330 A 20060525; US 91477706 A 20060525